naqippaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *naqǝt- (“press, squeeze, feel”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńaq-rǝ- (“tighten, squeeze, press”). Compare naqinneq (“letter, seal”), and naqiterivoq (“press, print”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /naqippaa/, [nɑ.qyp.pəː]

Verb

naqippaa (intransitive naqitsivoq)

1. (transitive) presses it, squeezes it, stamps it